The arrival yesterday of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York ahead of a meeting with US President Obama and an address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) tomorrow is covered widely. The Financial Times, Independent, Guardian, Times and Independent i all report Netanyahu’s comments on his arrival in New York, in which he said he will respond to Iran’s new position towards the West over its nuclear programme and will “tell the truth” to counter Tehran’s charm offensive.  All reports mention that Israel’s Shin Bet security agency yesterday revealed it had arrested an Iranian spy gathering information on sensitive sites in Israel on behalf of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. Writing in the Independent and Independent i, Alistair Dawber argues that Israel should disclose its own alleged nuclear weapons in order to strengthen global support for its stance against Iran.

The Guardian online covers an interview by Iran’s foreign minister on US television, who said that Tehran is prepared to negotiate over some aspects of enrichment but that the right itself to enrich uranium is “non-negotiable.” Meanwhile, in the Telegraph, Con Coughlin reports that Iran is attempting to by-pass international sanctions by stepping up the acquisition of hard currency from its neighbours Turkey and Iraq. The Telegraph reports on Foreign Secretary William Hague’s speech at the Conservative Party conference in which he said that international sanctions are responsible for having led Iran to the negotiating table. In the Guardian, Alistair Crooke says that the Gulf States are deeply concerned over American reluctance to take military action against Syria and Washington’s apparent thawing of relations with Iran.

The online editions of the Guardian and Financial Times both report that a twenty-strong international team of experts will set out for Syria today to begin the process of locating and dismantling Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile. The Telegraph online says that UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met yesterday with the head of the Syrian National Coalition opposition group, to encourage participation in a proposed Geneva peace conference.

The Guardian includes a feature on conflicting pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian protests outside the UK’s first SodaStream shop in Brighton. Pro-Palestinian protestors say that the company’s factory is situated on Palestinian land in the West Bank, while pro-Israeli protestors point out that the factory is a rich source of employment for local Palestinians.

The Israeli media is dominated this morning by Prime Minister Netanyahu’s meeting with President Obama in Washington later today. The headlines in Yediot Ahronot and Israel Hayom say that Netanyahu will ask Obama to maintain the pressure on Iran over its nuclear programme, despite Tehran’s rhetoric of dialogue during the past week. Maariv and Haaretz focus on new intelligence indicating further Iranian involvement in international terrorism, which Netanyahu is expected to present to Obama later today. Makor Rishon summarises the mood with the headline “Israeli diplomatic offensive against Rouhani’s smile policy.” Israel Radio news reports comments made this morning by US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro, who said that Israeli and US interests over Iran are identical.

The other major story today is the announcement that two weeks ago the Shin Bet security agency arrested a suspected Iranian spy who had entered Israel and was found in possession of photographs of sensitive sites including the US Embassy in Tel Aviv. The story is given particular prominence in Israel Hayom and in Yediot Ahronot, where Alex Fishman comments that “security services do not hurry to reveal… recent espionage affairs,” but that in this case the intention is “completely transparent: Israel is trying to embarrass the Iranians” following the diplomatic developments of the past week.

Also in the headlines in Yediot Ahronot and Israel Hayom a rare shark attack off the coast of Ashdod, led to the victim, who works at the port to lose part of his hand.